Nomination Packages – IRO & Inshore Divisions
Full Nomination Packages for the 2024 FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Election are now available online for viewing and download.
Category: Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE: All NL Liberal MPs Supported Breaking Historical Agreement for Northern Cod, Injunction Documents Show
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Documents submitted by the Government of Canada as part of the federal injunction filed by FFAW-Unifor in July show that all Liberal MPs in the province
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FFAW-Unifor Blames Federal Government for Shortened NL Cod Fishery Season August 26, 2024 St. John’s, NL – The Union that represents commercial fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Another Opening Necessary for Modest Mackerel Bait Fishery
St. John’s, NL – The Union representing inshore fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is requesting a second opening of the Atlantic Mackerel Bait Fishery that was closed by the
MEDIA RELEASE: NAFO Moving Forward with Offshore Dragger Access Despite Legal Injunction and Historical Agreement for Northern Cod
Agreement for Northern Cod MEDIA RELEASE NAFO Moving Forward with Offshore Dragger Access Despite Legal Injunction and Historical Agreement for Northern Cod August 12, 2024, ST. JOHN’S, NL – Despite
MEDIA RELEASE: Enough is Enough: FFAW Demands Consequences for Royal Greenland
MEDIA RELEASE: Enough is Enough: FFAW Demands Consequences for Royal Greenland August 9, 2024, ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Union that represents over 14,000 people in the province is calling out
MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW Wins Grievance Against ASP on 2023 Snow Crab Tolerance Payment
MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW Wins Grievance Against ASP on 2023 Snow Crab Tolerance Payment ST. JOHN’S, NL – August 6, 2024 – FFAW-Unifor is pleased to announce a significant victory in
FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Elections Results
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the FFAW-Unifor Elections Committee, in the presence of an independent auditor and candidate scrutineers, tallied the ballots for the 2024 Executive Board Election. With a
FFAW-Unifor Filing Application for Injunction to Delay the Management Plan for Northern Cod
The Union representing fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is filing a formal challenge against the June 26th decision made by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Diane Lebouthillier,
DFO DEPUTY MINISTER DEFENDS NORTHERN COD DECISION, MAINTAINS COMMITMENT TO NAFO NOT INSHORE
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Yesterday afternoon, FFAW-Unifor met with the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Annette Gibbons, to reiterate the call to reverse last month’s Northern cod decision,
NL Cod Harvesters Call to Reinstate Stewardship, Stop Offshore Draggers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 2, 2024 ST. JOHN’S, NL – On the 32nd Anniversary of the historic Northern cod moratorium, fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for